TfL parking KPIs

Emma Best: What are TfL’s key performance indicators around reducing parking per dwelling?

The Mayor: My London Plan does not include a parking key performance indicator for monitoring purposes. There are various challenges in monitoring this but the ongoing work to digitise planning data should help provide increased opportunities to monitor parking in future. However, with the restraint based approach to parking in the London Plan and the clear standards that seek to reduce the amount of parking in new developments, we are seeing more proposals coming forward than ever before that are car-free or ‘car lite’ and parking provision has been reduced significantly.
Transport for London (TfL) takes every opportunity to work with developers and boroughs to minimise parking on applications across London and also to influence local plans so that local parking policies comply with the policies set out in my London Plan. This is vital to deliver environmental benefits as well as to help manage congestion in our city. It is also worth noting that developments brought forward on TfL’s own land are guided by a Sustainable Development Framework with an explicit aim to scale down or eliminate parking when sites are redeveloped. For more information see the ‘Neighbourhood Investment’ section online here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/property-policies.

Action against mobile phones being used illegally while driving (2)

Caroline Pidgeon: If London Boroughs wanted to install cameras to monitor and deter the use of mobile phone use while driving, would TfL support funding applications?

The Mayor: It is important that the roll out of new enforcement technology is coordinated and prioritised in locations where risk and harm is greatest. The installation of these cameras requires a corresponding investment in police enforcement to investigate and process the offences detected by the cameras.
As explained in 2022/0266, TfL and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are currently focussed on investing in the capacity for the Police to take action against speeding drivers given that speed is a factor in half of all fatal collisions. This requires a significant increase in MPS staff recruitment as well as camera and back office enforcement technology. TfL and the MPS would want to ensure that the roll out of any new distracted driver technology did not adversely impact on these plans or future expansion of the safety camera network. Likewise, the effective enforcement of camera detected offences for driving whilst using a mobile is dependent on the upcoming changes to primary legislation for mobile phone offences, following the High Court ruling in the Barreto case. TfL and the MPS are keeping the situation under review.
TfL and the MPS would welcome a discussion with any Boroughs that were interested in investing in distracted driver technology and the corresponding enforcement resource to deal with distracted driver offences.

Quarterly Bus Safety Data

Keith Prince: In your responses to questions 2021/3882 and 2021/3883 you stated "Transport for London (TfL) has not removed bus safety data from its website. The same data, dating back to 2014 is available to the same level of detail in an analysis tool called Power BI. This can be found on the Bus Safety Data pages on the TfL website.” However, inter alia, Power BI does not let the user (a) aggregate data across injury classifications (users can select “deaths” or "serious injury” but cannot combine “deaths and serious injuries”, a basic measurement of safety) (b) compare different bus operators’ safety performance across categories (users have no ability to compare operators’ safety performance across years, injury categories, etc, so another important safety metric has been made much more difficult to construct) or (c) download the raw data found on the app. Simply put, the utility and flexibility of the Quarterly Bus Safety data set, which was published on a quarterly basis as an Excel spreadsheet, is no longer available via BI. Will you now publish Excel spreadsheets for Quarterly Bus Safety data starting from Q2 2021 to the present?

The Mayor: As stated in my response to Mayor’s Question 2021/4896, the bus safety dashboard is built using Power BI, an analysis tool which allows users to examine data in an easy and intuitive way, without reliance on costly software. The Power BI publish to web function does not enable users to export data. However, to enable further data analysis, Transport for London (TfL) is able to provide London Assembly members with the ability to export the data.
In response to your specific queries:

Gypsy and traveller sites (3)

Andrew Boff: What sites have been identified by the OPDC and the LLDC for the provision of Gypsy and Traveller accommodation?

The Mayor: OPDC has safeguarded in the draft Local Plan the existing Bashley Road Travellers Site in the London Borough of Ealing for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation.
OPDC’s Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment 2018 (GTANA) identified that there was no need to provide for additional plots/pitches in the area. However, OPDC will work with the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham to secure a sufficient supply to meet any future identified needs.
The LLDC area has an existing site providing five pitches at Chapman Road in Hackney Wick which is safeguarded in the LLDC Local Plan for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation. The LLDC Local Plan also reconfirmed the allocation of a site at Bartrip Street South in Hackney Wick as a potential gypsy and traveller site that would additionally have capacity for around 9 pitches. Delivery would be undertaken by LB Hackney and LLDC has allocated £2m of S106 money towards this.
The Council initiated detailed investigations in relation to the site which have led to a pause in delivery, including consideration of alternative sites. The S106 funding remains in place and LLDC will continue to work with the Council on this.

Number of Crimes Screened Out in 2021

Caroline Pidgeon: How many crimes were screened out without further investigation within 24 hours of being reported in 2021? Please break this down by i) month, and ii) crime type.

The Mayor: Please find the requested information attached. The supplied notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 0246_Number of Crimes Screened Out in 2021.xlsx

Draft GLA: Mayor Budget (Section 2: Recovery Missions)

Caroline Pidgeon: In the draft GLA: Mayor Budget there are no clear metrics in place to determine the success of the Digital Access for All mission. Please provide the demographic breakdown of those digitally excluded in London and explain how support and skills development will be targeted to those most in need.

The Mayor: The Lloyds Consumer Index 2021 suggests that there could be 285,000 digitally excluded Londoners and 1,900,000 Londoners with low levels of digital engagements. Digital exclusion can be found across all corners of London. It impacts older Londoners, those with disabilities, learning difficulties, ethnic backgrounds, those with English as a second language, those on low income, and areas where high infrastructure costs have meant they have poor service. Some may be digitally excluded for a short period of time, such as when a data allowance runs out, while others may be able to access some services but excluded from others based on their device. A Digital Exclusion Map, developed with the London Office of Technology and Innovation as part of the Digital Inclusion Innovation Programme, within the Digital Access for All mission, is available on the London Datastore. This map identifies areas of those at risk of digital exclusion. The project also created and validated a bank of personas of digitally excluded groups to allow those supporting digital exclusion to better tailor their service offer to the types of needs that residents experience.
Given the range and complex nature of the causes of digital exclusion, the objective of the Digital Access for All mission is to establish a minimum access package so all Londoners can get the support they need to access a device, data allowances and basic digital skills. To do this will measure the following outcomes.

Publication of information relating to gifts and hospitality and expenses by Deputy Mayors

Caroline Pidgeon: Will you ensure that information on both gifts and hospitality and expenses is consistently published on the GLA website for all your Deputy Mayors and other key Mayoral appointees?

The Mayor: My Deputy Mayors are - like me - committed to transparency, and they and their teams work hard to ensure their registers of interest and gifts and hospitality declarations are kept as up-to-date as possible. This is by nature an ongoing process, and there can sometimes be a lag in reporting for administrative and other reasons - where this occurs I have asked my team to ensure the information is updated as soon as is practically possible.

Lea Valley Heritage Alliance Meeting

Emma Best: Will you/or an appropriate Deputy Mayor meet with the Lea Valley Heritage Alliance to discuss how the Mayor and GLA could better support the alliance and associated museums?

The Mayor: My first London Borough of Culture in Waltham Forest celebrated the borough’s culture and heritage. This included an online project with Google Arts and Culture which created a history of the Lea Valley with a focus on its industrial heritage, which was authored by a member of the Lea Valley Heritage Alliance.
The London Legacy Development Corporation has also provided the Alliance with advice and in-kind support (brochure design expertise and free meeting room space).
An officer has had a conversation with a member of the Lea Valley Heritage Alliance to discuss GLA support, and a meeting has now been set up with the Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries.

River deployments

Nicholas Rogers: Please give details of river deployments by the Met Police in the South West London constituency for each financial year 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 and how many arrests were made – please break down by borough.

The Mayor: It is not possible to provide the information as requested. The Marine Policing Unit (MPU) has a 24/7 presence on the Thames, including the City of London Police area. The Unit is deployed to deal with incidents including rescues, recoveries and crime and these deployments are recorded as calls to the relevant BCU.
The MPU regularly patrols the river in support of the BCUs that flank the Thames. There is no record kept of how much time the MPU spends in any given area of the Thames and other waterways when patrolling.
In respect of arrests, the recording of these is managed by the specific BCU. Whilst the MPU respond to provide specialist marine support, in most of the cases, arrests are conducted by BCU officers.

Pedicabs (London) Bill

Elly Baker: The Second Reading of the Pedicabs (London) Bill On 19 November 2021 was interrupted and was due to continue on 3 December 2021, but that did not take place. What is your understanding on when the Bill will return, and do you think the Government is giving this matter the priority it requires?

The Mayor: Second Reading of the Pedicabs (London) Bill started on 19 November 2021 and will resume on 25 February 2022. I continue to welcome the Government’s commitment to seeking opportunities to introduce legislation that allows for the regulation of pedicabs in London.

Deputy Mayor's Remit

Shaun Bailey: Have you identified any gaps in the remits of your Deputy Mayors?

The Mayor: I have a strong team of Deputy Mayors and other advisers working hard and delivering results for Londoners. I am happy that their remits allow them to do so across the full range of policy areas.

Affordable Housing

Emma Best: Your response to my question 2021/4871 does not explain why you claim to have “started over 72,000 affordable homes since 2016” (as stated in your response to question 2021/4472), when 7,189 of these homes were started before 2016 under your predecessor. Therefore, in the absence of an adequate explanation for this anomaly, will you please correct your 72,000 figure?

The Mayor: As set out at the time in MD2125, the mayor secured funding from government for the period 2015-2021, and these negotiations included re-allocating unspent funds from previous funding programmes spanning 2015-2018. Therefore, it was agreed with the department that the GLA should record starts from 2015/16. Since 2015/16 over 72,000 affordable starts have been reported as achieved.

Young people’s attitudes to police in schools (1)

Caroline Russell: Could you provide all survey results, feedback and any other research conducted by or on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) relating to how young people feel about having officers such as Safer School Officers in their schools?

The Mayor: In 2018, MOPAC conducted a survey of 7,832 young Londoners aged 11-16 about crime and safety issues that affect them. The results of this survey were published in 2019 and can be found via the following link:
https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/youth_voice_survey_report_2018_final.pdf
This analysis includes a specific section in relation to Safer Schools Officers (p15) with a key finding that having a known Safer Schools Officer can benefit young people’s feelings of safety at school, and in some cases improve wider opinions about police.

Stop and swab by police (1)

Caroline Russell: On 2 January 2022 at 5 pm the Twitter account @MetPoliceUk tweeted a film of Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers stopping and swabbing people for drugs on a night out in Shoreditch. The tweet drew so much attention that 24 hours later an explanation was issued to answer the many questions it prompted around the legality and purpose of the exercise. Could you tell me: a) what message were Londoners expected to take from the tweet and film, and b) if the intention was to support women’s safety, why was this not made clear in the original tweet?

The Mayor: The tweet about drugs swabbing in Shoreditch was part of a series of social media content intended to demonstrate the breadth of activity being undertaken as part of the Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) work to tackle violent crime and violence against women and girls.
The MPS accept that the purpose of tweet was unclear and have revised internal processes as a result to ensure that future messaging is improved.

TfL Bonuses (2)

Neil Garratt: What is the maximum amount payable as a TfL bonus?

The Mayor: Senior Management Performance Awards are calculated as a percentage of an employee’s base salary which is determined by a matrix using a combination of business scorecard outturn and individual performance. However, Transport for London (TfL) senior management payment awards were suspended in the last financial year 2020/21, due to the financial crisis TfL suffered because of the pandemic.
The maximum percentage an employee can earn varies by grade. A summary of the maximum possible performance awards as a percentage of base salary is provided below:
Commissioner – Maximum of 50 per cent of base salary
Managing Directors – Maximum of 30 per cent of base salary
Directors – Maximum of 20 per cent of base salary
Senior Managers (Pay Band 4 and 5) – Maximum of 15 per cent of base salary
Within Commercial Development, Property Development and Commercial Asset Management teams have a separate Performance Award arrangement for their Pay Band 4 & 5 Senior Managers and one Director. Maximum award opportunities are 30 per cent, 60 per cent and 100 per cent respectively.
For the Pay for Performance scheme, which covers Pay Bands 2 and 3, the percentage is dependent upon individual performance and the budget available. The average percentage is around 2.5 per cent of base salary, the maximum available was 7 per cent.
Please also see my answer to MQ2022/0158.

Drugs street value

Susan Hall: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was the average street value of the following drugs:
• Cocaine
• Cannabis
• Ecstasy
• Crack Cocaine
• Heroin

The Mayor: The Metropolitan Police do not hold the information requested. Therefore, it is not possible to supply these figures.